Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/265224 
Year of Publication: 
2022
Series/Report no.: 
Bank of Canada Staff Working Paper No. 2022-30
Publisher: 
Bank of Canada, Ottawa
Abstract: 
What are the cross-border spillovers from major economies' quantitative easing (QE) policies to their trading partners? We provide evidence by concentrating on spillovers from the US to Canada during the zero lower bound period when QE policies were actively used. We identify QE shocks in the US and estimate their impact on a large number of Canadian macroeconomic and financial variables. We then analyze transmission channels of foreign QE shocks to the domestic economy. Our results suggest that US QE shocks are expansionary for Canada despite a currency appreciation. This is because they spill over to domestic borrowing costs, lowering long-term rates as well as financial premiums, and increasing asset prices. We find evidence for both portfolio balance and risk channels.
Subjects: 
Business fluctuations and cycles
International topics
Monetary policy transmission
JEL: 
E52
F41
F44
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Document Type: 
Working Paper

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